Cymbrowitz earned his BA from Long Island University Charles William Post Campus, a MA in social work from Adelphi University, and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=55177 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Cymbrowitz]</ref>

Cymbrowitz earned his BA from Long Island University Charles William Post Campus, a MA in social work from Adelphi University, and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=55177 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Cymbrowitz]</ref>

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His professional experience includes working as director of housing and community development, Metropolitan New York, serving on the coordinating council on Jewish poverty, as an assistant commissioner for Division of Housing Production Finance, New York City Department Housing Preservation and Development, as an assistant commissioner for Division of Homeless Housing Development, as a deputy commissioner for Development at Housing Preservation and Development, as a director of intergovernmental relations, New York City Housing Authority, and as an executive director of North Brooklyn Development Corporation.[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/55177/steven-cymbrowitz#.Udxwn1Ohvt4]

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His professional experience includes working as director of housing and community development; Metropolitan New York, serving on the coordinating council on Jewish poverty, as an assistant commissioner for Division of Housing Production Finance; New York City Department Housing Preservation and Development, as an assistant commissioner for Division of Homeless Housing Development, as a deputy commissioner for Development at Housing Preservation and Development, as a director of intergovernmental relations; New York City Housing Authority, and as an executive director of North Brooklyn Development Corporation.[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/55177/steven-cymbrowitz#.Udxwn1Ohvt4]

Steven Cymbrowitz is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 45. He was first elected to the chamber in 2001. Cymbrowitz serves as chair of the Majority Program Committee and as secretary for the Assembly's Majority Conference in the New York State Assembly.

Biography

Cymbrowitz earned his BA from Long Island University Charles William Post Campus, a MA in social work from Adelphi University, and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.[1]

His professional experience includes working as director of housing and community development; Metropolitan New York, serving on the coordinating council on Jewish poverty, as an assistant commissioner for Division of Housing Production Finance; New York City Department Housing Preservation and Development, as an assistant commissioner for Division of Homeless Housing Development, as a deputy commissioner for Development at Housing Preservation and Development, as a director of intergovernmental relations; New York City Housing Authority, and as an executive director of North Brooklyn Development Corporation.[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cymbrowitz served on the following committees:

2009-2010

Issues

Pension sweeteners

On February 13, 2013, New York legislators introduced eight bills to "sweeten" government employee pensions. The nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission released a chart of these bills and their costs, totaling $1.311 billion for the state government and $46 million for local governments. Cymbrowitz sponsored one of these eight.[2] E.J. McMahon of the pro-market Empire State Center for New York Policy criticized the bills but placed major responsibility for them on Governor Andrew Cuomo, who in 2012 raised the possibility of better pension deals if the economy improved.[3] The New York Daily News published an editorial against the bills on February 21, denouncing the proposals as examples of "incorrigible recklessness with the public’s money."[4]

2010

Cymbrowitz ran unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeated Joseph Hayon (R) in the general election on November 2.[8] In addition to running on the Democratic ticket, he ran on the Working Familes ticket.